small

adj

(in size, amount)
petit(e)→ This is the smallest church in England.a small amount of milkune petite quantité de laitto get smaller
[number, amount]diminuer→ The number of cinema-goers is getting smaller each year.
[swelling, lump, pile]diminuer→ The lump on my back is getting smaller.to make sth smaller[+amount, income]diminuer qch[+object, garment]rapetisser qch

(=minor, unimportant)petit(e)→ The difference is very small.He made a lot of small mistakes.Il a fait beaucoup de petites erreurs.

(=young)
[child]petit(e)When I was small.Quand j'étais petit.She has two small children.Elle a deux jeunes enfants.

[letter]minuscule

nthe small of the backle creux des reins

small adsnpl(British, in newspaper)petites annonces fpl→ The best place to look for accommodation is in the small ads.

small armsnplarmes fpl légères

small businessnpetite entreprise f

small changenpetite monnaie f→ I need some small change to make a phone call.

small frynmenu fretin m→ What they owe to the Inland Revenue is small fry compared to the overall £1.2 million debt ...→ It's the small fry who are usually the last to get paid.→ Being small fry, they had done what they were told.

A quinolone synthetic antibacterial agent having excellent properties as a medicine is provided, which has strong antibacterial activity not only to Gram-negative bacteria but also to Gram-positive cocci that have low sensitivity to quinolone antibacterial agents, and which exhibits high safety and excellent pharmacokinetics.

Also provided by this invention is a method of vaccinating an animal against Gram-negative bacterial infections comprising administering to the animal an effective amount of a vaccine of this invention.